Leutershausen

Leutershausen, market place with the historic town gate

Leutershausen
Leutershausen
Location of the town of Leutershausen within Ansbach district
Coordinates	49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.28333°N 10.41667°E / 49.28333; 10.41667Coordinates: 49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.28333°N 10.41667°E / 49.28333; 10.41667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Town subdivisions	49 Ortschaften
Mayor	Siegfried Heß (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
Elevation	426 m  (1398 ft)
Population	5,549 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	66 /km2 (171 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AN
Postal code	91578
Area code	09823
Website	www.leutershausen.de

Leutershausen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 12 km west of Ansbach.

History

Leutershausen was probably founded by Frankish settlers around 800. For the first time it is referred to in a privilege of Emperor Otto III. as "Liuthereshusunin" in 1000.

Sights

County Court Building

• St. Peter's Church
• Historic citywall
• Historic County Court Building
• Gustave Whitehead Museum
• Gustave Whitehead Memorial
• Museum of local history
• Leutershausen has restored one of its pre-war synagogues.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Since 2000 Leutershausen is twinned with the Hungarian town of Szendrö.

Famous people

Gustave Whitehead Memorial

• Gustave Whitehead, aviation pioneer^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 

External links

• Gustave Whitehead Museum (german)
• Gustave Whitehead's Flying Machines
• Air Sports International — Did He Actually Fly Before The Wright Brothers?
• History Net — Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy
• Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
• The History of Lordship! at www.lordshiphistory.com
• Flight Journal magazine, "The Who Flew First Debate" Oct 1998 by O'Dwyer, William J.
• Gustave Whitehead: The Viking of Flight
• The Pioneers, Gustav Weißkopf links
• Voices of several persons mentioned in the article